Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelard grew up listening to his father's many stories. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he usually wears his green robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp.